The 44 EPC leaders gather for photo

(6 Oct 2022)
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Prague - 6 October 2022
1. Heads of state arriving for summit family photo
2. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen waiting for summit group photo
3. Various of heads of state greeting each other
4. Cutaway of journalist shooting video
5. French President Emmanuel Macron and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala talking
6. Various of heads of state talking and standing for pictures
7. Cutaway of cameraman
8. Various of heads of state posing for group photo
9. Pull from tight of Czech flag to wide of group photo
10. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban leaving
14. German chancellor Olaf Scholz leaving
12. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev leaving
13. Von der Leyen leaving
STORYLINE:
Leaders from around 44 countries gathered Thursday for the European Political Community summit launch.
The summit aims at boosting security and economic prosperity across the continent, with Russia the one major European power not invited.
Leaders from countries stretching from Iceland all the way to Turkey in what many said was a united stand against Russia's war on Ukraine, as an energy crisis and high inflation fueled by the conflict wreak havoc on their economies.
The meeting in the Czech capital Prague is the brainchild of French President Emmanuel Macron and is backed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
It's taking place amid the backdrop of Russia's war on Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24, and as pressure builds to allow Ukraine to join the European Union.
The inaugural European Political Community summit at Prague Castle will kick off with an opening ceremony, followed by a series of meetings where leaders will discuss the key challenges Europe faces; security, energy, climate, the dire economic situation, and migration.
No EU money or programs are on offer, and no formal declaration will be issued after the summit.
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